Knot question - SD Jam on heavy flouro - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

ProfessorLongArms · 03-29-2018, 04:25 PM

I tend to tie Palomar unless I can’t slip the loop over what I’m tying, then I use a 2x or single sd jam. When I get above 40lb, I notice the loop above the pinch gets cinched down on before going 100% tight, and I’m stuck with an ugly knot that makes me nervous. Not every time... maybe 30% of the time. Never had it fail that I could tell...

I try to put equal pressure on tag and line when cinching, with a bit of extra on the line.

Anybody run into this? Is there a better knot for heavy flouro? It my technique just shyte, and I’m getting away with it on lighter line? Should I even worry about it?

ful-rac · 03-29-2018, 04:48 PM

I would say it's your technique. Your SD jam knot should look nice and even and pretty.

f'nsabiki · 03-29-2018, 05:14 PM

Don't know if you went to the Fred Hall show, but the two ladies that run the Izor Line knot testing machine could watch you tie your knot, test it and tell you exactly what you did right or wrong. They are both a wealth of knowledge. I've seen a lot of know-it-all's get humbled by their knot machine.

03-29-2018, 04:25 PM	#1
ProfessorLongArms Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 401	Knot question - SD Jam on heavy flouro I tend to tie Palomar unless I can’t slip the loop over what I’m tying, then I use a 2x or single sd jam. When I get above 40lb, I notice the loop above the pinch gets cinched down on before going 100% tight, and I’m stuck with an ugly knot that makes me nervous. Not every time... maybe 30% of the time. Never had it fail that I could tell... I try to put equal pressure on tag and line when cinching, with a bit of extra on the line. Anybody run into this? Is there a better knot for heavy flouro? It my technique just shyte, and I’m getting away with it on lighter line? Should I even worry about it? Last edited by ProfessorLongArms; 03-29-2018 at 06:37 PM.

03-29-2018, 04:48 PM	#2
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	I would say it's your technique. Your SD jam knot should look nice and even and pretty. __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

03-29-2018, 05:14 PM	#3
f'nsabiki Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 304	Don't know if you went to the Fred Hall show, but the two ladies that run the Izor Line knot testing machine could watch you tie your knot, test it and tell you exactly what you did right or wrong. They are both a wealth of knowledge. I've seen a lot of know-it-all's get humbled by their knot machine.